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Rec Tech: the Recruiting Technology Podcast

Chris Russellwww.rectechmedia.com
Hosted by Chris Russell, online recruiting's mad scientist, the RecTech podcast covers all aspects of recruiting technology and recruitment marketing including interesting new tools & vendors. You'll also hear how recruiters leverage technology to find talent. A great listen for HR tech vendors, HR professionals and recruiters everywhere. CONTACT: chris@rectechmedia.com
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Episodes

Eightfold Describes Their Virtual Hiring Event Platform

Chris Russell gives you some tips for how to hold virtual hiring events and you'll hear from Eightfold as they describe how their platform works to hold an online career fair. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 10, 202025 min

Headlines from: CareerArc, TechStars, Emtrain, Appcast

This Week in Rec Tech is Sponsored by Rejobify.com TechStars to start workforce accelerator in Denver https://hrtechfeed.com/techstars-to-create-workforce-startup-accelerator/ Emtrain Raises 8 million for workplace culture https://hrtechfeed.com/emtrain-raises-8m-for-workplace-culture-platform/ Appcast Launches Next Generation Programmatic Job Ad Exchange https://hrtechfeed.com/appcast-launches-next-generation-programmatic-job-ad-exchange/ CareerArc launches video assessment tool for seekers htt...

May 08, 20208 min

5 Ways to Enhance Your Rejection Process

In this episode Chris Russell shares his thoughts on why the rejection process for applicants is broken and how to fix it. Why You Should Care About Rejection 5 tactics to implement Companies doing it right Rejobify (better way to reject) https://www.rejobify.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 04, 202029 min

News from Phenom, Linkedin, Topia, Alexander Mann, Powderkeg

This Week in Rec Tech is Sponsored by Rejobify.com HelpOneBillion Lanuches for Covid 19 jobs https://recruitingheadlines.com/phenom-launches-helponebillion-to-give-hope-and-jobs-to-covid-19-unemployed/ Linkedin to launch video intros https://business.linkedin.com/talent-solutions/blog/product-updates/2020/linkedin-video-intro Alexander mann launches Virtual Internship Platform https://hrtechfeed.com/alexander-mann-solutions-launches-virtual-internships-platform/ Powderkeg MAtching Tech Tool http...

May 01, 20208 min

15 Virtual Hiring Event Tools

DIY TOOLS Zoom.us Crowdcast.io DEDICATED In my research I found at least eight vendors whose sole purpose is to host online job events. Pricing varies https://www.brazen.com/ https://easyvirtualfair.com/ https://www.hexafair.com/virtual-job-fair/ https://www.vfairs.com/ https://www.careereco.com/ https://www.6connex.com/virtual-job-fair-hosting/ https://info.workcast.com/ https://www.virtualjobfairhosting.com/ OTHER https://www.xor.ai/virtual-career-fairs https://www.paradox.ai/virtual-hiring-ev...

Apr 26, 202018 min

Headlines from Hourly, Glassdoor, OysterHR, Remote, RoiKoi

This Week in Rec Tech is Sponsored by Rejobify.com Hourly is a new recruiting platform for hourly workers https://hrtechfeed.com/alexander-mann-solutions-unveils-new-hourly-worker-recruiting-solution/ Glassdoor creates Cov-19 related job searches https://hrtechfeed.com/glassdoor-launches-new-covid-19-related-job-search-tools/ Oyster Gets Millions for its distributed recruiting platform https://hrtechfeed.com/oyster-an-international-hiring-startup-raises-4-2-million/ Remote.com gets $11 million f...

Apr 24, 202011 min

Evil HR Lady Speaks

I recently spoke with Suzanne Lucas who has written the Evil HR lady blog online since 2006. In this show you’ll hear me interview her and field questions from the HR lancers community. http://www.evilhrlady.org/ Sponsored by Emissary.ai and HR Lancers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 20, 202059 min

Headlines from Loxo, NextStep, Layoffers, CareerBliss

Sponsored by Rejobify.com Job listings decline: STAT OF THE DAY: Compared to April of last year, job postings in the US have dropped by almost 31%, according to Indeed data. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-job-advertisements-crater-during-second-half-of-march-142615914.html Next Step Secures $3.6 Million https://hrtechfeed.com/skills-training-platform-raises-3-6m-to-help-workers-transition-to-health-care-roles/ Loxo Announces Free Contact Info Feature for Sourcers https://hrtechfeed.com/loxo-a...

Apr 17, 20208 min

20 Apps for Today's Freelancer

Today’s episode features the audio portion of a recent HR Lancers Live event where a number of freelancers crowd sourced their favorite software tools, apps and sites that help them do their job. Chris Russell: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cmrussell/ GoDaddy bookkeeping : An invoicing tool used for tracking income, expenses, invoicing, mileage ,Hourly time tracking – “very simple bookkeeping app”, “like it for its simplicity overall” Cost: $110/year Ripl : Marketing Tool that allows you to create...

Apr 13, 202038 min

Headlines from Workjam, Drafted, Jobcase, Hirevue

Workjam raises $50 Million Series C https://hrtechfeed.com/workjam-raises-50-million-series-c-to-meet-growing-demand-for-digital-workplace-solutions/ Drafted launches Layoff network https://hrtechfeed.com/drafted-launches-layoff-network/ Jobcase virtual Events https://hrtechfeed.com/jobcase-launches-virtual-hiring-events-to-connect-hourly-workers-impacted-by-covid-19/ Hirevue Eliminates App Based Interviews https://hrtechfeed.com/new-hirevue-solutions-remove-barriers-for-video-interviews/ Bluecr...

Apr 10, 20208 min

Using Google for Recruitment Marketing

Emily Tanner and Kat Guseva from recruitics join Chris to reveal 3 ways employers can use Google for Recruitment Marketing: Adwords, Gmail Ads, Google for Jobs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 06, 202039 min

News from Paradox, HireRight, Eightfold, Linkedin, Appcast

Sponsored by Rejobify.com Paradox Launches Virtual Recruiting Event Platform https://hrtechfeed.com/mya-systems-secures-18-75m-series-c-funding/ HireRight Partners with Social Media Screening form https://hrtechfeed.com/engagedly-to-provide-remote-work-toolkit-for-free/ Eightfold Launches Virtual Recruiting Tool https://hrtechfeed.com/outmatch-offering-free-video-interviewing-platform/ Appcast Ad Grants https://hrtechfeed.com/dice-launches-sourcing-feature/ Free Jobs on Linkedin https://hrtechfe...

Apr 03, 20207 min

Remote Onboarding Tips

Lianne Vineberg is the Founder and Director of Talent & recruitment at Toronto based Talent in the 6ix , an HR and recruitment consulting firm that specializes in finding talent for startups. She passed on some words of wisdom about onboarding remote employees and she joined me from her home base in Toronto to discuss. Find her on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vineberg/ Article she wrote: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/vineberg_remote-onboarding-ugcPost-6645678416429408256-kPiT Learn...

Mar 29, 202025 min

HR Tech Vendors offering Free Products

A number of vendors including Gr8 People, Lever, PandoLogic, Bayard, and Engagedly are stepping up to offer free tools during the virus outbreak. See the list: https://hrtechfeed.com/tag/free/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 26, 20207 min

16 Freelancing Stats You Need to Know

A number of reports and studies regarding the freelance world, AKA the ‘gig economy’ have been published lately so I wanted to summarize the key statistics found in the data. 50%: of the workforce will be comprised of gig workers by 2028. Source: PYMNTS.com The 57 million Americans who freelanced this year represent 35% of the U.S. workforce and an increase of 4 million freelancers since 2014. SOURCE: Upwork 16 Million: number of Americans who consider themselves self-employed as of July 2019. S...

Mar 23, 20208 min

Headlines: Mya, Engagedly, Outmatch, Dice, Mom Project

Sponsored by Rejobify.com Mya Systems Gets $18 million in funding https://hrtechfeed.com/mya-systems-secures-18-75m-series-c-funding/ Engagedly to Provide Remote Work Toolkit for Free https://hrtechfeed.com/engagedly-to-provide-remote-work-toolkit-for-free/ Outmatch Offering Free Video Interviewing Platform https://hrtechfeed.com/outmatch-offering-free-video-interviewing-platform/ Dice Launches Sourcing Feature https://hrtechfeed.com/dice-launches-sourcing-feature/ The Mom Project Acquires Workp...

Mar 20, 20208 min

Coronavirus Hiring Tweets

Listen to what recruiters are saying about whats happening with the hiring market in the Coronavirus crisis. @StacyZapar....Recruiters, how has your job changed in the last week (since the quarantine)? Still sourcing or holding off for now? What will the hiring market look like in upcoming months? Will people even be open to changing jobs or likely hunker down till the storm has passed? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Mar 18, 20207 min

Tips on Managing Remote

Remote work is having its day in the sun due to the coronavirus outbreak...seminal moment... and my guest today just wrote an article on his new remote experience managing a team of people remotely. We ‘ll talk with him in a minute but i posed this question on my facebook group, RecTechies and wanted to read you some of the replies. Working remotely is more popular than ever before. One Gallup survey found that 43% of Americans work from home occasionally. That's up from 39% of those who did in ...

Mar 16, 202023 min

TWiRT: WorkN, Emissary, Loxo, WorkLlama

Sponsored by Rejobify.com 3 Ways to Use Google for Recruitment Marketing https://www.crowdcast.io/e/3-ways-to-use-google-for WorkN closes on Funding Round https://hrtechfeed.com/workn-closes-series-a-funding/ Emissary Adds ATS Partners for Text Recruiting https://hrtechfeed.com/text-recruiting-platform-emissary-adds-ats-partners/ WorkLlama Launches Chatbot https://hrtechfeed.com/workllama-launches-recruitment-chatbot/ Got a project that an HR freelancer can handle? From writing an employee handb...

Mar 13, 20206 min

Audio from #IAMPHENOM20

Today you will hear 3 pieces of audio recorded at I AM PHENOM in Philadelphia...first up will be HR tech analyst John Bersin I record a small portion of his keynote where he talks about how “out of control” the HR tech market is right now and what the big vendors are doing, then you will get an update from Zapinfo the super utility recruiter tool followed by a conversation with two executives from recruiting assessment platform Talview. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi...

Mar 10, 202020 min

Phenom's Keca Ward Talks to RecTech

Fresh off the IAMPHENOM conference I had the opportunity to hang out with and interview Phenom's Keca Ward, Sr Director of Talent Experience. She runs the team that keeps the hires coming at the HR tech vendor now simply known as Phenom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 09, 202016 min

TWiRT: Outmatch, Phenom, NAS and More

Sponsored by Textrecruit alternatives Outmatch takes on Private equity. https://hrtechfeed.com/outmatch-announces-private-equity-investment/ Phenoms Chatbot Case Study https://hrtechfeed.com/phenom-study-recruitment-chatbots-double-candidate-leads/ Phenom New Products https://hrtechfeed.com/phenom-launches-four-new-product-innovations/ NAS Acquired https://hrtechfeed.com/nas-recruitment-acquired/ Landing.jobs gets funding https://blog.landing.jobs/making-2m-work-for-you-our-tech-community-4f5bf7...

Mar 06, 20208 min

Measuring Your Recruitment Efforts

In todays audio you will Aaron Kraljev, head of Talent & Employer Brand for Fisher Investments discuss how he measures the effectiveness of their recruiting efforts. Recorded live at TA Week in San Francisco. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 03, 202029 min

Cloudera's Head of Global Talent Brand Rachel Duran

According to her Linkedin profile Rachel Duran creates unique and industry leading strategies for social media, events, print, email and web to support talent acquisition efforts at top brands. As a passionate learner, she is never shy to pick up any new skills and techniques needed to build newer and better user experiences and interfaces with each new campaign effort. She’s held TA roles at Allegis, CA Technologies, Alexander Mann and her current employer Cloudera Twitter: @TheRachelDuran Inst...

Mar 02, 202030 min

Cornerstone, Workgenius, JobDiva, Greenhouse Headlines

Sponsored by Rejobify.com THE ORG GETS FUNDED https://medium.com/the-org/the-org-raises-8-5-million-in-series-a-funding-from-founders-fund-sequoia-and-balderton-4d1f2766fc9b WORKGENIUS https://hrtechfeed.com/freelance-platform-workgenius-raises-another-7-million/ CORNERSTONE TO ACQUIRE SABA https://hrtechfeed.com/breaking-cornerstone-to-acquire-saba/ JOB DIVA ANNOUNCES CONFERENCE https://hrtechfeed.com/jobdiva-announces-jduc-2020-new-staffing-conference/ GREENHOUSE UP TO 3700 CUSTOMERS https://h...

Feb 28, 20206 min

Candidate Experience Hacks

This audio, recorded at TA Week in San Francisco was my favorite of the event. It features Tracy Parsons from Parsons Strategic Consulting on how you can fix your candidate experience with some simple hacks. Special thanks to PhenomPeople for their travel sponsorship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 25, 202035 min

Recruitment Benchmarking Report

Today we are going to talk about the 2020 Recruitment Benchmarking Report just released by the folks at Appcast and joining me today is their SVP of Strategy, Leah Daniels LINK: https://info.appcast.io/whitepaper/2020-recruitment-marketing-benchmark-report-website Give us a quick description of Appcast for those that dont know the company Hows life under Stepstone? In the grand scheme of ‘recruitonomics’, we see that at the same time demand for candidates is increasing, the supply of candidates ...

Feb 24, 202035 min

News from Kronos/Ultimate Software, CareerBuilder, Recruiter.com

Sponsored by Textrecruit alternatives KRONOS AND ULTIMATE SOFTWARE MERGER https://hrtechfeed.com/kronos-and-ultimate-software-enter-definitive-merger-agreement-creating-company-valued-at-22-billion/ RECRUITERS ON DEMAND FROM RECRUITER.COM https://hrtechfeed.com/recruiter-com-launches-recruiters-on-demand-solution-for-employers/ CAREERBUILDER LAUNCHES SOCIAL REFERRAL https://hrtechfeed.com/careerbuilder-launches-socialreferral/ BLUE COLLAR LABOR SHORTAGES TO CONTINUE THRU 2030 https://hrtechfeed....

Feb 21, 20208 min

Sourcing Panel - TA Week Coverage

Exclusively Sponsored by Phenom People - the Talent Experience Management Platform. Recorded live at TA Week in San Fransisco this panel is moderated by Craig Fisher, featuring Sourcing experts David Nicola (DGK Search), Amy Miller (Amazon Labs) and Salifu Abdulai (Github). They'll discuss how to engage passive candidates and personalize your efforts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Feb 18, 202037 min

Will Naso from Biteline

Will Naso is the CEO and co-founder of Biteline, a hiring platform that connects dental professionals with open opportunities. After three years of hard work, Biteline officially launched to its Charlotte market in July 2019. In less than two months, the app gained 300+ users that represented 65 unique offices and 195 jobs posted. During the summer of 2016, Will had the opportunity to work on three start-ups, ranging from concept stage, to pre-launching a B2B SaaS product in Atlanta. It was duri...

Feb 17, 202037 min
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